2010 FIAT PUNTO EVO Owners Manual

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KNOWING
YOUR
VEHICLE
SAFETY
STARTING 
AND DRIVING
WARNING LIGHTS
AND MESSAGES
IN AN 
EMERGENCY
SERVICING
AND CARE
TECHNICAL
SPECIFICATIONS
CONTENTS
To manually deactivate the passenger’s
front a

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KNOWING
YOUR
VEHICLE
SAFETY
STARTING 
AND DRIVING
WARNING LIGHTS
AND MESSAGES
IN AN 
EMERGENCY
SERVICING
AND CARE
TECHNICAL
SPECIFICATIONS
CONTENTS
WINDOW BAGS fig. 146 
(for versions/markets wher

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IMPORTANT Should an accident occur in which any of
the safety devices are activated, take the vehicle to a Fiat
Dealership to have the activated devices replaced and to
have the whole system check

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KNOWING
YOUR
VEHICLE
SAFETY
STARTING 
AND DRIVING
WARNING LIGHTS
AND MESSAGES
IN AN 
EMERGENCY
SERVICING
AND CARE
TECHNICAL
SPECIFICATIONS
CONTENTS
Do not rest your head, arms or elbows on
the doo

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KNOWING
YOUR
VEHICLE
SAFETY
STARTING 
AND DRIVING
WARNING LIGHTS
AND MESSAGES
IN AN 
EMERGENCY
SERVICING
AND CARE
TECHNICAL
SPECIFICATIONS
CONTENTS
If the key is turned to MAR, even if the en-
gin

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STARTING PROCEDURE FOR PETROL
VERSIONS 
Proceed as follows:
❒ensure that the handbrake is on;
❒put the gear lever into neutral;
❒fully depress the clutch pedal without touching the ac-
celer

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If, when the ignition key is at MAR, the instrument panel
warning light 
Yremains on together with warning light
U, turn the key to STOP and then back to MAR; if the
warning light remains on, try

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STOPPING THE ENGINE
Turn the ignition key to STOP while the engine is idling.
IMPORTANT After a long drive, you should allow the en-
gine to “catch its breath” before turning it off by letting